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The Gujarat High Court on Monday came down heavily on former cricketer and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan over his occupation of a public land parcel in Vadodara, questioning how he remained in possession of the plot without paying any amount despite the state government rejecting the allotment proposal. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D. N. Ray orally observed that the appellant should be prepared to pay damages for the use and occupation of the property. The matter has been posted for further hearing on June 15. Pathan, a Vadodara native who represents the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, is challenging an earlier order that described him as an encroacher on government land. Addressing Pathan’s counsel, senior advocate Shalin Mehta, Chief Justice Agarwal said, “This was only a proposal for allotment which had been sent to the state government, which refused sanction. Just answer how you could occupy this plot? This is sufficient for us to reject. No one can do this.” The bench also questioned how Pathan could continue occupying the land when no allotment had been made in his favour and without paying a single penny towards the allotment. .......
